On the Quebec border

When we lived in Ottawa there were regular reminders that we while we were in the Nation’s Capital, we were also on the Ontario Quebec border. The signs were the immediate give away. Yes, nord, not north and est not east marked the roads. And of course signage on stores had to meet the Quebec…

Wexford Collegiate

We, that being my parents and I, with 2 little sisters, moved to Scarborough, Ontario, in 1969. In those days, Warden and Lawrence were fairly far out on the outskirts of the city. Today you would never know that. My first year of school was grade 8 at Buchanan Public School. The next year I…

Hands up!

I keep seeing photos from our days at Camp Selkirk. We were appointed to the role of divisional youth leaders in 1990. I was 34 and had a lot of energy, so being on 124 acres of land for the summer was really beneficial for my physical and emotional health. In the five years we…